Latest content added for The Portal to Texas Historyhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?fq=dc_language%3Arus&t=fulltext2018-06-07T19:20:31-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching The Portal to Texas History[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date]2018-06-07T19:20:31-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1010471/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1010471/"><img alt="[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date]" title="[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1010471/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Edward Drew discussing military aviation.</p>[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945]2018-06-07T19:20:31-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009799/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009799/"><img alt="[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945]" title="[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009799/small/"/></a></p><p>Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing how busy his life in New York has been, a recent trip to Boston to visit friends and family, another trip to Morristown, New Jersey to visit another friend, aviation, and how he got his job.</p>[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square]2017-10-15T11:02:20-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888103/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888103/"><img alt="[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square]" title="[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888103/small/"/></a></p><p>Newspaper clippings from a Russian newspaper, with a photograph of WASP members Charlene Creger, Marty Wyall, and Barbara Sazorsky on page 5. Along the photo is handwritten text reading, "Victory Day Celebration - Red Square," as well as the name of women in the photo.</p>[Two Men Standing Next to a Russian Exhibit]2017-09-02T20:05:48-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877371/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877371/"><img alt="[Two Men Standing Next to a Russian Exhibit]" title="[Two Men Standing Next to a Russian Exhibit]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877371/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of two Russian men in jackets standing next to an exhibit.</p>[A Russian Military Officer Standing Next to an Exhibit]2017-09-02T20:05:48-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877277/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877277/"><img alt="[A Russian Military Officer Standing Next to an Exhibit]" title="[A Russian Military Officer Standing Next to an Exhibit]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877277/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a Russian military officer wearing a dark-colored jacket with lots of medals standing next to an exhibit.</p>[A "Night Witch" Standing Next to a Table With a Decoration]2017-09-02T20:05:48-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877304/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877304/"><img alt="[A "Night Witch" Standing Next to a Table With a Decoration]" title="[A "Night Witch" Standing Next to a Table With a Decoration]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth877304/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a "Night Witch" standing next to a table with a decoration on it. There are decorations in the background in Russian, and the woman is wearing a blue suit.</p>[3 Soviet Chervontsa]2016-05-08T22:13:15-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743738/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743738/"><img alt="[3 Soviet Chervontsa]" title="[3 Soviet Chervontsa]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743738/small/"/></a></p><p>Paper bill worth three Soviet chervontsa used during the reign of the Soviet Union (now Russia). This bill has a portrait of Vladimir Lenin on the far right side of the front, and a large "3" printed on the far left side. The back of the bill has a purple printed border outlining Russian text and a large "3" in the center.</p>[Postcard of a Fireman on Horseback, Russia]2016-03-18T16:44:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth706248/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth706248/"><img alt="[Postcard of a Fireman on Horseback, Russia]" title="[Postcard of a Fireman on Horseback, Russia]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth706248/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of a uniformed firefighter on horseback. The horse is standing near a gate leading to a sidewalk.</p>[Postcard of a Russian Fire Department]2016-03-18T16:44:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705801/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705801/"><img alt="[Postcard of a Russian Fire Department]" title="[Postcard of a Russian Fire Department]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705801/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of uniformed firemen in a line of horse-drawn vehicles, led by a single fireman on horseback. The photograph was taken in a downtown setting.</p>[Postcard of Moscow's Fire Department]2016-03-18T16:44:54-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705879/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705879/"><img alt="[Postcard of Moscow's Fire Department]" title="[Postcard of Moscow's Fire Department]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705879/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard of uniformed fire fighters standing on a horse-drawn fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a metal tank on its back. There is a caption below the image written in Cyrillic script.</p>